Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sharply lower, feeder heifers 4.00 higher, feeder bulls sharply lower. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.00 lower, both based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $298.03/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −70.11 against this barn's trailing median of $368.14.

Average price

$298.03

44 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$41.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.61

vs SC average

−31.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	306.01	1,635	33
Medium and Large 2	597	275.00	1,642	10thin
Medium and Large 3	535	265.00	1,418	1thin

One grade step is worth $41.01/cwt here — about $217 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $401.14, low $312.87, median $368.14 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale44 hd

298.03

—

SC average6 barns · 108 hd

287.42

+10.61

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−31.92

This barn, trailing median29 sales

368.14

−70.11

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,717	163.92	2,815	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,352	142.68	1,929	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,176	142.29	1,673	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,102	130.68	1,440	8thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,062	$1,930	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,112	$1,778	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,193	$1,713	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,028	$1,708	7
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,505	$2,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$2,738	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	912	$2,628	4thin

Every lot, as filed

107 lots · USDA AMS · Saluda Livestock Exchange - Saluda, SC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	263.70/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,239	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	327.33/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,074	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	324.73/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,341	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	289.95/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,818	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,011	149.33/cwt	146.00–152.00	1,510	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	320.52/cwt	300.00–337.50	1,663	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	302.93/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,748	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	759	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,837	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	495	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,411	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	328.67/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,818	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	322.77/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,720	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,155	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	883	2,387.41/head	2,325.00–2,450.00	2,387	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	993	1,556.55/head	1,350.00–1,750.00	1,557	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	363.39/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,483	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	485	330.05/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	520	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,456	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	368.14/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,568	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	485	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	364.60/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,746	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	650	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	372.54/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,267	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	597	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,642	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,290	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	721	253.51/cwt	253.00–255.00	1,828	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	368.19/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,429	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	361.84/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,740	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	319.95/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,003	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,958	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	920	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	1,035	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	702	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	135.54/cwt	131.00–144.00	1,509	5
Bulls	—	—	1,792	168.27/cwt	156.00–174.00	3,015	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,349	144.78/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,953	4
Bulls	—	—	1,268	137.85/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,748	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	133.37/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,528	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,114	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	138.48/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,881	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	144.98/cwt	138.00–153.00	1,701	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	122.59/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,328	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,173	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	337.60/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,283	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	322.88/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,501	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	245	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	315	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,370	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,545	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,256	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,073	1,904.34/head	1,775.00–2,100.00	1,904	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	369	362.89/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,339	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	854	131.22/cwt	115.00–140.00	1,121	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	468	344.44/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,612	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,062	1,930.06/head	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,930	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,505	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	325	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,203	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	275	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,279	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	426.93/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,166	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	396.65/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,515	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	351.65/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,836	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	396.50/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,431	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	978	132.78/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,299	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	340.84/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,783	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	302.88/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,884	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	300.77/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,711	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	304.28/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,473	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	262.56/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	337.10/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,423	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	308.63/cwt	280.00–330.00	1,596	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	346.39/cwt	337.50–355.00	1,988	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	411.43/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,345	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	420.61/cwt	400.00–450.00	917	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	465.24/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,224	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	405.00/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,377	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	648	299.42/cwt	297.50–315.00	1,940	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	345.79/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,290	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	290	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	341	441.26/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,505	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	446	378.74/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,689	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	356.49/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,176	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	324.11/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,569	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,138	1,966.59/head	1,750.00–2,200.00	1,967	2

How this sale compares

South Carolina weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every South Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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